Proud Pat Lam talks up Robbie Henshaw progress

Robbie Henshaw enjoyed the niggle that came with facing his Connacht team-mates across the divide in yesterday’s Ireland training session in Galway.

He also enjoyed the acclaim from the hundreds of young supporters waiting for his autograph afterwards, and yet after two accomplished Six Nations starts, the young centre is managing to stay focused on the one job that matters: tackling England in Dublin on March 1.

The 21-year-old has the rugby world of at his feet after just seven Test appearances for Ireland but has the air of a young man who looks completely secure in his surroundings on the international sporting stage.